Course Description
Your writing skills are on display every day.
Writing is an expression of how you think: It expresses what you mean, want, and feel. Muddled prose implies confused thinking. In fact, weak communication skills can hinder your career advancement and can even make it difficult to get hired.
But writing well requires knowledge, practice, and confidence.
This webinar helps refresh your knowledge of writing rules, lets you practice business writing and editing skills, and reveals proven techniques for building your writing confidence. In addition, you’ll get tips for overcoming writer’s block and tactics to prevent common mistakes.
About Your Instructor
Pam SkillingsPamela Skillings is co-founder of Skillful Communications. As an interview coach she has helped her clients land dream jobs at companies including Google, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase.
She also has more than 15 years of experience training and advising managers at organizations from American Express to the City of New York. She is an adjunct professor at New York University and an instructor at the American Management Association.
Course Description
Good writing skills can help you perform better and establish your professional brand. Attend this engaging webinar to get deeper insights and practical tips that will fine-tune your writing abilities:
- 5 critical rules to improve your business writing
- Specific advice that helps you evaluate your first draft
- Advice for writing compelling email subject lines
- A handy “know your reader” checklist to focus your writing on its intended audience
- How to self-edit your work to quickly cut out the “fluff”
- 3 proven methods to overcome writer’s block
- Steps to keep your tone professional
- Tips on common writing mistakes to avoid
- Advice on building your writing confidence
How You Will Benefit
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of good business writing
- Explain common writing mistakes to avoid
- Utilize solid techniques to build your writing confidence
- Write clear emails, memos, reports, and other business documents
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